Dispensing device.



W. WEST & L. C. GOFF. DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 1mm, 1912.

1,105,732. Patented Aug. 4, 19m

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-L|THO.. WASNlNO'rOM D C.

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WILLIAM; wns'r nun Lnonnnn o. eorr, or nnuvnn, COLORADO.

Application filed August 7,

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WILLIAM W ear and LEONARD C; G'orr, (citizens of thellnited States, residingatDenver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certaiirnew and useful Improvements in Dispensing Devices, of which the following is a specification. 1

Our invention relates to avdcvice for dis pensing granular or powdered substances and. its object resides in the provision of an appliance of simple construction by the use of which the contents of a jar or other vessel are delivered in deteri'n'inate equal portions, which may be varied in quantity by adjustment of the parts of which the appliance is composed.

We attain our objcctby the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings in the various views of which like parts are similarly designated and in which,

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the appliance in its operative position, Fig. 2, a vertical, axial section through the same drawn to an enlarged scale, Fig. 3, a section takenalong the line 33,Fig. 2, and Fig. 4, a section taken along the line 4- 11, Fig. 2..

Referring to the drawings, the nume 'al 2 I designates. an open ended conduit composed of two telescoping, tubular members 3 and 4, the upper one of which has at its upper end an outwardly flaring, internally threaded mouth piece by means of which the conduit 1 is attached to the correspondingly threaded neck of a vessel 6 containing-the substance to v be dispensed.

The conduit 2is provided near its upper and lower extremities with gates 7 and 8 which are slidably supported in slots formed in the walls of the two members 3 and t and which are connected with a mechanism which in its operation moves them successively in opposite directions to alternately open and close the conduit at the points at which they are disposed. This operating mechanism comprises a shaft 9 composed of two telescoping members 10 and 12 which are rotatably mountedin brackets 13 and 14: extending laterally from the two members of the conduit near their respective upper and lower ends.

A set screw 15 extending through a threadedaperture in the outer member 12 of the shaft,serves to secure the two members inthcir adjusted position with relation to each other and the inner member 10 is pro Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Aug. 4, 191st.

19 12. Seria1No. 713,843.

vided with a graduated scale 16 which by rcgist 'ation with the upper-end oi the outer member, indicates the variable capacity of the conduit the members of which movcin unison with those of the shaft with which they are respectively connected by means of the brackets 13 and 14L. 7

i The, shaft 9 carries at its upper and lower ends, segmental gears 17 and 18 which mesh with racks 19aud 20 secured to the portions of the gates 7 and 8 extending exteriorly ot' the conduit, the said gates being provided with slots through which the shaft loosely extends and which permit their movement through the slots in the members 3 and 4t in which thev are respectively supported.

A forked stirring device 21, disposed in the mouth 5 of the upper member of the conduit, is rotatably mounted in a bracket 22 extending from the interior surface of the same and it carries at its lower extremity, a pinion 23 which meshes with a rack 24 on the upper one of the two gates so that when by rotation of the shaft 9 the said gate is moved in one direction or the other, the stirring device will be rotated about its axis to agitate the contents or the vessel 6 and thereby assure their movement into the conduit when the gate 7 which has a slot 25 through which the said device extends, is moved outwardly and which when the gate is in the closed position is covered by the bracket 22 to prevent the material in the container 6 from flowing into the conduit 2.

The dispensing appliance and the vessel 6 with which it is connected are preferably supported on a standard 26. which at its upper extremity has two resilient forks 27 which embrace the vessel and the. upper member of the conduit, and a crank 28. rotatably mounted in a bearing 29 on the lower bracket 14; is provided to impart a rotary movement to the shaft through the instrumentality of a pair of beveled gear wheels 30.

In the operation of our invention the lower member of the conduit and the therewith connected member 12 of the shaft 9 are adjusted with relation to the other members of the respective parts to regulate the capacity of the conduit in accordance with the quantity of the portions in which the contents of the vessel are to be dispensed, as in dicated on the scalolG and the said members are secured in their adjusted position by means of the set screw 15. When the parts are in their normal position the upper gate 4 sels 6 thereinto and the lower gate is opened closes the conduit at its upper endto prevent the passage of the contents of the vesas is shown in the drawings. The seg mental gears are, when the parts are in this position, in engagement with the respective racks at opposite ends thereof, so that when by manipulation of the crank, the shaft'iS. rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in Figs. 3 and Jqthe lower gate is first moved inwardly to close the conduit at its lower end before the upper gate is moved outwardly to permit the contents of the vessel to enter the conduit. The substance delivered from the vessel thus falls upon the lower gate until the entire conduit above the same has been filled, when by rotating the shaft in the opposite direction, the upper gate is first closed and the lower gate subsequently opened to. deliver the'contents of the conduit into a receptacle placed beneath its lower end.

Having thus described our invention what we claim and desire to secure by Letters- Patent is: a e

1., A device of theclassdescribed com-5 prising an open-ended conduit, a, shaft rotatably mounted thereon, sliding, gates adapted to open and close said conduit at different points, racks on said gates, and segmental gears fixed on said shaft to operatively engage said racks, and relatively disposed to move said gates successlvely 1n opposite directions. I I

2. A device of the class described compris ing an open-ended conduit composed of two telescoping members, a shaft rotatably mounted on said conduit and composed of two adjust-ably connected members mounted v on the two members of the conduit, respectively, means for securing the members of said conduit and said shaft in their adjusted position with relation to each other, gates adapted to open and closethe said conduit at different points, and mechanism for con verting a rotary movement of said shaft into successive movements of said'gates in opposite directions.

. 3. A device of the class described comprising an open-ended conduit composed of two telescoping members, a shaft rotatably mounted on said conduit and composed of two adjustably connected members mounted adapted to open and close the said conduit F at differentpoints, and mechanism for. converting a rotary'movement of'said shaft into,

successive movements of said gates in opposlte d1rect1ons,one of the [members ofsald shaft having graduations to indicate the capacity of the portion of said conduit be-' tween the two gates,-by registration with an end of the other member of the same.

4. A device of the class described comprising an open-ended conduit composed of two telescoping members, a shaft rotatably mounted onsaid conduit and composed of two adjustably connected members mounted on the two members of the conduit,respec tively, means for securing: the members of p the said shaft in their adjusted position with relation to each other, gates'adapted to open;

and close the said conduit at different points,

and mechanism for converting v,a rotary movement of said shaft, into I successive tions. 7

movements of said gates in opposite direc- In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses. WILLIAM WEST. 6' LEONARD "GOFF."

Witnesses:

" F. H. OUNo, I

S. RHOADES;

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